Improve your eyesight by strengthening your eye muscles

Eye muscles are like any other muscles in the body that need exercise to get stronger. And stronger eye muscles mean that your eyes can focus better.

Improve your eyesight without glasses

Here are several natural methods that might help you improve your sight:

1. Rest your eyes

Rest your eyes properly during the day and by getting enough sleep at night. This is especially important for people who work on a computer most of day.

The 50-10 method
For every 50 minutes spent working on your computer, give your eyes a 10-minute break by looking at other things.

The 20-20-20 method
For every 20 minutes spent working on your computer, give your eyes a 20-second break by focussing on things that are about 20 meters away from you.

During the break, make sure you focus on things further away from you than your computer as well as things that are very close to you. You can also close your eyes to rest them properly.

If you get up and walk around while you exercise your eyes, it also allows your body to stretch and helps your blood circulation.

2. Do eye exercises

Strengthen your eye muscles to help them focus better:

Start by covering your eyes with your hands for 10 seconds. Repeat three times.
Look up to the ceiling without moving your head, then look down at the floor. Repeat 10 times.
Now do the same, moving your eyes from left to right 10 times.
Finish off by rolling your eyes clockwise and anticlockwise 10 times in each direction.

3. Do regular general exercises and eat a balanced diet

Doing regular exercises help maintain and improve the elasticity of the eye which can improve sight and prevent worsening of eyesight.

Proper nutrition supports eye health. Eat lot of fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish.

Ask your optometrist for more exercises that can improve your specific eyesight problems.